Salman Khan has won numerous awards but the actor shared that he had quite an unfortunate first-time experience at an award ceremony. At the launch of the 68th Filmfare Awards, Salman Khan opened up about the time he was nominated for Maine Pyaar Kiya, and how he was promised an award. When that didn't happen, he made the organisers cough up five times what he would usually charge for a performance. "I was nominated and the then-Filmfare editor called me to say I will be winning it, and I should come. I went there with my family and the nomination was announced. However, it was Jackie Shroff, who won the award. I was to also perform that night and I was really angry that they lied to me, so I refused to perform. Jackie was damn good but I felt betrayed," he shared. The actor said that the editor then offered to pay him a substantial amount but he demanded more and finally zeroed on five times of what he offered. The Bajrangi Bhaijaan actor laughed that even though the editor forbade him to talk about it, but he went ahead and told Juhi Chawla and Akshay Kumar about it. "I told them I have gotten money, and they should ask for it as well. That was the first time someone paid for a performance. Earlier they would get us to perform by tempting us with awards. Since then, performing has helped us make money," he said. At the event, Salman Khan even spoke about the younger lot of actors and how the five - he, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan and Ajay Devgn - will continue to give them a run for their money. When indianexpress.com asked about the competition between them and whether losing to one another ever affected him, he said, "I have always lost. I never wanted awards, only rewards." Salman Khan added that for him getting the love and respect of fans was more important. He shared that it was actually awkward to sit with Shah Rukh Khan, when they both won an award. He further said, "There are so many awards at home. My dad has worked for so long. I mean we have used awards as door-stoppers when the hinge broke. And when we did not have enough space, we would give it to others. That's how life is. For me, I come to award shows, perform and host and leave the rest to the audience. It's also been so long and I feel the younger generation should get these awards. That's their journey and it will motivate them."
